Author: Afia Kufuor

The 21st June 2017 marked the hottest day that June has ever seen since 1976, with scorching temperatures of 34 degrees London definitely had a heat wave. A trending topic on twitter however is of course #WorstThingAboutSummerIs because British people HAVE to find something to complain about don’t they. I had a look through...

Writing – I did try and avoid it as writing has never really been my ‘thing’ but here I am writing yet another blog… YAY. I have learnt to summarise key events and write succinctly for readers to understand. How to be professional – This refers to punctuality, attire and conduct! People are watching you...

We spoke to 6 young Londoners aged 19-25 about their views on religion and it’s relevance in our society today. With a mixture of responses, overall it is fair to say that God is not dead in the city! One young person spoke on her religious experiences during school. After attending a Catholic...

The spike in knife Crime has seen 32 deaths so far this year (Source: London Assembly). We have decided to focus on this issue for one of our 22-min specials, and have interviewed, knife crime victims, ex-police officers and social changers. We spoke to social changer Junior Smart, founder and business manager of the SOS...

According to the London Evening Standard, London has been ranked 16th in a global league table of the best places for millennials to live in. I put out a request on twitter asking millennials how they feel about this ranking and this is the response that I received: Overall, I think it is...

At the King’s Head in Shoreditch the evening of Monday 13th March saw thisisWIRED hold an underground gig, “Access all Areas”. It was an unforgettable night with performances from Ashnikko, Ruby Francis, Blue Lab Beats, Chris Loco and headliner Shakka. Producer, singer and songwriter Ruby Francis is one artist to watch out for with her...

Major of London Sadiq Khan highlights a potential driving ban in London, a method to cut down pollution in the capital. After reaching our limit of annual air pollution for 2017 after just 5 days, the European Commission issued a “final warning” to the Government. This threat has led to Khan suggesting to propose a diesel...

Living costs have risen to its highest level since 2014 and this has brought about a 1.9% increase in the Consumer Price Index. 8.4 million people live in ‘food insecurity’ in the UK and this is going to increase as food becomes even more expensive. At Brixton’s new development, ‘The People’s Fridge” people who are...

BockWorkOut Logo, Source: blockworkoutfdn.org Terroll Lewis went from gang member and ex-prisoner to founder of Brixton’s Street Gym and a YouTube sensation. Terroll Lewis a.k.a Mr Block WorkOut set up the Block WorkOut Foundation where he begun to deliver training sessions in open spaces. He then went on to develop Brixton’s first street gym. Terroll recruited...

Sunday 5th February saw Hustle and Heels’ first event of 2017. Founders Jay Tav and Jen Scott hosted the event with a live panel of fitness and nutrition gurus, Janine George, ‘Just Geen and ‘BigManYus’. The event consisted of a lovely lunch, networking, words of encouragement and advice. Here are some main points that I...